Psalm 31:7
7 I will be glad [giyl] and rejoice [samach] in thy
mercy [checed]: for thou hast considered [ra'ah] my trouble [`oniy]; thou
hast known [yada`] my soul [nephesh] in adversities [tsarah]; KJV-Interlinear
7 I
will rejoice and be glad in Thy lovingkindness, Because Thou hast seen my
affliction; Thou hast known the troubles of my soul, NASB
The real proof of what is
in your soul, comes when you are under adversity. Prosperity may test the limits of your graciousness
or greed, but adversity, real adversity, the kind that places you in a totally
helpless situation, brings out the real inner you.
If you fall apart over a
broken fingernail, or when you do not get your way, then that does not speak
well of you. Your failure is in
selfishness and ungratefulness, certainly in self-centeredness.
If you maintain your poise
when under fire, such as in a military invasion, then that speaks very well of
you.
And of course there are
many situations in between those two examples, in social settings, in business,
in employment, in times of disaster or accidents, or in personal loss, and so
forth. The list of possible adversity situations is a long one.
But the one thing that is
the very same among them all, is the content of your soul, and God reads your
soul far better than you.
Considering your trouble,
means that God understands the content of your soul and knows exactly why you
react the way you do, when you face trouble.
Do you blame God? Do you blame others? Do you find fault in things? Do you get upset when others do not do what
you expect of them? Do you complain, a
lot? Are you opinionated? Are you intolerant?
Perhaps you do not
understand God or life, because you have not committed yourself to a daily
study in order to learn what you do not know, or do not want to learn, or
perhaps, presuming that you know it all, already. But then if you complain, or get upset, then
perhaps there is something missing in your soul!
God reads you like an
open book. The big question is, are you
able to read yourself? Or, do you even
care to make that attempt?
If you knew God, then you
would know that He is perfect and not capable of anything imperfect. Satan is the author of imperfection.
And while Satan and evil
in general, care nothing for you, God cares a great deal for you, and takes care
of you, even when you are the jerk of jerks.
